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Updated through 2024NTEE K · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 2,789 food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits, 2020 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that address food, agriculture, and nutrition, including food assistance, farmland preservation, and agricultural programs.

Median executive pay
$62,000
The typical food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $62,000 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$27k
75th pct
$110k
90th pct
$186k
2,789 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $27k and $110k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $186k, roughly 3.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$186,001Top 10% of earners
75th$109,85425% earn more than this
50th · median$62,000The typical executive
25th$27,32525% earn less than this
10th$9,15010% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$16k$37,547$65k1,630
$1M – $10M$66k$96,429$132k861
$10M – $100M$137k$190,676$256k257
$100M – $500M$269k$337,372$443k40
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

District of Columbia pays $35,353 more than the national median across food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits.

By role

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Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition board & trustee pay norms

7% of food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $7,598 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
7%
Median board pay
$7,598
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 9%
Form 990-EZ: 5%
Form 990-PF: 6%
Directory

Food banks, sustainable agriculture organizations, nutrition education programs, and farmland preservation groups. Includes hunger relief, community gardens, and agricultural research. There are 7,153 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

7,153 organizations · Page 74 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Coppell Community Garden Corporation dba Coppell Sustainable Food OrgCoppellTX$170k0
Milton Community Food Pantry IncMiltonMA$170k0
Joeys Food FightHighland ParkIL$170k0
THE LORDS CUPBOARD COMMUNITY PANTRYFort DodgeIA$169k2
BROWN BAGGER SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMShelburnIN$169k0
THE HUNGER COALITION OF THE LOWCOUNTRYHilton HeadSC$169k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF LEE'S SUMMIT MO INCLees SummitMO$169k0
THE GARDEN FOR ALLNew AlbanyOH$169k0
NORTHWEST MUTUAL AID COLLECTIVE INCPhiladelphiaPA$169k1
The Community Food PantrySparksNV$169k0
FAUQUIER EDUCATION FARM INCWarrentonVA$169k1
OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES INCCantonMI$169k0
Backpack for Hunger Fox Chapel Aread IncPittsburghPA$169k0
BLACK VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF MARYLANDBaltimoreMD$169k0
MEADOWLARK HEARTH LIVING ENVIRONMEN FOUNDATIONScottsbluffNE$169k0
LITTLE ELM AREA FOOD BANKLittle ElmTX$168k1
LOAVES AND FISHES OF HOBE SOUND INCHobe SoundFL$168k0
Celestial FarmsWarm SpringsGA$168k1
American Peanut Research and Education SocietyAlexandriaVA$168k0
GIVING TREE GLOBAL INCRyeNY$168k0
Heartland Hunger & Resource CenterMcCallID$168k0
MOOSE & ME BAKING COMPANYNapervilleIL$168k1
BATESVILLE AREA MINISTERIAL ASSOBatesvilleIN$167k0
TABLE OF PLENTY IN CHELMSFORD INCChelmsfordMA$167k0
SAFE HAVEN KIDS LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITYCalifornia CityCA$167k0
SALEM NH FARMERS MARKETSalemNH$167k0
Foodstock NJ IncFreeholdNJ$167k0
SOUTH MIDWAY CITY MUTUAL WATER COHuntington BeachCA$167k0
Just Foods CollaborativeRocky MountNC$167k0
Bloomer Area Food Pantry IncBloomerWI$167k1
Greenbox Giving IncMicanopyFL$167k0
CFBEO REAL ESTATE INCTulsaOK$167k3
SALEM COMMUNITY PANTRYSalemOH$166k0
GREATER SPRINGFIELD FARMERS MARKETSpringfieldMO$166k0
SHORELINE FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATIONShorelineWA$166k1
SHAGBARK INCPaoliIN$166k0
Passion and Compassion IncRiverdaleMD$166k2
0BRIEN COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOWPrimgharIA$166k2
FREE MEALS ON WHEELSFresnoCA$166k0
DELTA FRESH FOODS INITIATIVE INCClevelandMS$166k0
LORD S HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY INCMars HillNC$166k0
AUDREY'S OUTREACHBrook ParkOH$166k0
Tricity PantrySan MarcosCA$165k1
CHARITY CLUB INCFond Du LacWI$165k0
Soda Springs Ranch Master Association IncGrand LakeCO$165k0
Snack In A Backpack IncBlue RidgeGA$165k2
VICKERY MEADOW NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCEDallasTX$165k0
HUTCHINSON MEALS-ON-WHEELS INCHutchinsonKS$165k1
NEWHALL FIELDS COMMUNITY FARM INCPeabodyMA$165k0
SSAFE INCSanfordNC$165k0